16 U.S. Code § -

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to acquire, on behalf of the United States, by gift, purchase, or condemnation, all right, title, and interest in and to the real property located at Booker Washington Birthplace, Virginia.

Section 4 of act Apr. 2, 1956, as amended by Pub. L. 92–272, title II, § 201(2),Apr. 11, 1972, 86 Stat. 120, provided that: “There are authorized to be appropriated such sums not to exceed $600,000 as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act [sections
450ll to
450ll–2 of this title].”